Hi. I'm a new mac user, and I don't know everything about it yet. I'm wondering how I can watch downloaded movies or tv-shows on my macbook? I usually watch downloaded movies on vlc, but it doesn't work. I just don't get it. Hope someone can help me!
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Thanks guys, I appreciate the responses, but I actually still don't get it! I clicked on the file, and it says it's a itunes file, but itunes won't play it! I've downloaded from torrentz.com, but maybe these files just don't work on my computer?
Downloaded how ? From where ? Downloaded movies are usually protected with DRM, so you basically need to use the Videoplayer intended to play it. If it does not have DRM, then VLC will be able to play 99,9% of it. If you bought your movie or rented your movie from Apple, then you need to use iTunes to play it.
less technicallly speaking, go to where you downloaded, see the title and double click. if that does not work it likely means you do not have the software that will play it.... so if you go back to where you downloaded, look and see what it says, chances are it will tell you what you need (software) to watch your tv or movies!
I did double click, but then there popped up a window that said I had to choose a program to play it on, but there were no programs available. Do I need to download something for itunes then? A program that plays movies?
I personally enjoy using DivX for watching movies. It supports a multitude of files.
You can find it here: http://www.divx.com/en/software/mac
Depending on the legitimacy of your downloads, certain sites may require you to install specific programs to run a specific file type that they host. If DivX doesn't work for you, then I would look deeper into the website to see if there's any additional software that may be of use to you there.
How do I watch downloaded movies on the macbook?
